Foreign patrons vying for influence

HEADLINE 1: More countries are planning to contribute troops to the International Stabilization Force in Gaza.

HEADLINE 2: The Lebanese government provided an update on disarming Hezbollah.

HEADLINE 3: Qatar is taking some heat right now from an unlikely place: the Israeli left.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Andrew Tabler of The Washington Institute.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Featured FDD Pieces:

"Allies, Adversaries, and the Axis" - Bradley Bowman and LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, Foreign Podicy

"Did Iran Use Chemical Weapons on Protesters?" - Andrea Stricker (writing with Gregory D. Koblentz), The National Interest

"Trump could be missing the opportunity to rebuild the Navy efficiently and quickly" - RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, New York Post